And so, we filled it with...
...disco on the couch and breakdancing on the coffee table.
We filled it with...
...piles of blocks and dominoes...
...six slices of apple pie...
...and the energy and excitement of 30 kids.
(All of which look very much like the crazy patchwork theme.)
We filled it with...
...one boy surrounded by four girls...
...and his insistence that those girls complete the obstacle course he built for them.
There was also the time when one girl was with two boys. And in the middle of the project, she yanked off her ponytail with the sequined ribbon, threw her kitten sweater to the side, and said, "Let's wrestle!" (You go girl!) And in the middle of that wrestling match, she leaned against those boys, pinning them down to the couch with crossed arms and a big smile. (YOU GO GIRL!!!)
We filled it with...
...a meaningful fall time story...
...and gray winter mornings...
...and the many celebrations inbetween.
And a little too much goofing-off on the couch when there was work to be done.
But laughter was never far away.
We also filled it with a reckless injury while repurposing old socks: the machine sewed through my finger. And while it recovered, the quilt had to be set aside for two weeks.
Zombies 1; Quilt 0
We filled it with our children's imagination...
...of quilts as castles...
...and monsters...
...and parachutes.
We also filled it with curious locks of long, curly hair discovered while sweeping the floor...
...and the recognition of the culprit months later after reviewing the photos.
(The thread snippers always attract kids.)
We also filled it with the hope that our hard work and dedication will pay off.
And after all was done and nothing remained but some of the cotton batting that was clipped from around the quilt's edges...
...the quilt gave us repurposed stuffing...
...for five Valentine's Day hearts...
...of both kinds...
...and one with a clear message for those sock zombies.
Quilt 5; Zombies 1
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